Three couples, an elderly couple, a middle-aged couple and a young
newlywed couple wanted to join a church. The priest said, "We have
special requirements for new parishioners. You must abstain from sex
for two weeks." The couples agreed and came back at the end of two
weeks.
The pastor went to the elderly couple and asked, "Were you able to
abstain from sex for the two weeks?"
"No problem at all, Father," the old man replied.
"Congratulations! Welcome to the church!" said the priest.
The priest went to the middle-aged couple and asked, "Well, were you
able to abstain from sex for the two weeks?"
The middle-aged man replied, "The first week was not too bad. The
second week I had to sleep on the couch for a couple of nights but we
managed it."
"Congratulations! Welcome to the church!"
The priest then went to the newly-wed couple and asked, "Well, were
you able to abstain from sex for two weeks?"
"No Pastor, we were not able to go without sex for the two weeks," the
young man replied sadly.
"What happened?" inquired the priest.
"My wife was reaching for a tin of beans on the top shelf and dropped
it," said the young man, "When she bent over to pick it up, I was
overcome with lust and took advantage of her right there."
"You understand, of course, this means you will not be welcome in our
church," stated the priest.
"We know," said the young man. "We're not welcome at the supermarket
anymore either."
